# vald
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta, from Proto-Germanic *waldą. Cognate to Finnish valta and Swedish våld.

### Noun

vald (genitive valla, partitive valda)
* parish, municipality

#### Derived terms

* maavald (“Estonia”), valdkond (“field”)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

### Noun

vald n (genitive singular valds, uncountable)
* power, authority

#### Derived terms

* valdmikil

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /valt/
* Rhymes: -alt

### Noun

vald n (genitive singular valds, nominative plural völd)
* (also in the plural) power, authority
* authority, power
** Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)
    Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
** Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
    Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
* force, violence
    Með valdi.With force.
* (in the plural) a cause
    Hún dó af þínum völdum.She died because of you.

#### Synonyms

* (power): máttur
* (authority): forræði
* (violence): ofbeldi

#### Derived terms

* af völdum
* á valdi, vera á valdi
* hafa vald til
* heimsvaldastefna
* komast til valda
* taka með valdi
* upp úr öllu valdi

## Ludian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta.

### Noun

vald
* might

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /val(d)/, [ʋɐ̞ld], [ʋɐ̞lː]

#### Noun

vald n (definite singular valdet, indefinite plural vald, definite plural valda)
* might, power, authority
    Synonyms: makt, rådvelde, herredøme
* (uncountable) violence
* land, property

##### Derived terms

* valdtaka
* valdshandling

##### Related terms

Male given names:
* Arnald
* Audvalde
* Buteralde
* Bålvald
* Digeralde
* Domalde
* Einvald
* Farald
* Geirald, Geirvald
* Gjavvald
* Gunnvald
* Hagvald
* Harald, Hervald
* Heggvald
* Håvald
* Imald
* Ingevald, Ingjald
* Ivalde
* Kugalde
* Leggjalde
* Ogvald
* Olvalde
* Orald
* Ragnvald, Reginald
* Reinald
* Roald
* Rodvald
* Rævalde
* Rådvald
* Sigvald, Sigvalde
* Skjeggald, Skjeggvalde
* Skjervald
* Skollvald
* Svåvald
* Sævald, Sævalde
* Tjodvald
* Torald, Toralde, Torvald
* Trivalde
* Unnald
* Valdar
* Valde
* Valdrik
* Veald
* Verald
* Vigvald
* Vinald, Vinalde
* Øyvald
* Åsvald, Åsvalde
* Åvalde
Female given names:
* Valdny

#### Noun

vald m (definite singular valden, uncountable)
* violence

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

vald
* past participle of velja

### References

* “vald” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* “vald” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

vald
* past participle of välja

### Adjective

vald
* elected, chosen

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Related terms

* bortvald
* invald
* nyvald
* omvald
* utvald

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

### Noun

vald
* power, authority
* regime, government
* freedom, liberty
* space, room

#### Derived terms

* arvvald
* ičevald
* naižvald
* nägivald
* rahvahanvald
* valdankumaiduz
* valdannavedii
* valdanpidäi
* valdhonuz
* valdištim
* valdkirjeine
* valdkund
* valdmeri
* valdmez'
* valdoiktuz'

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “власть, воля, простор, раздолье, режим, свобода”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika